The investigation may lead to tariffs and other measures to block imports of older-style chips from China.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-23
Biden administration tariffs import restrictions older-style chips China
The Biden administration opens a trade investigation into China's production of older chips, a move that may lead to tariffs and other measures to block imports
New York Times · 2024-12-23 · #7
Older-style chips are crucial for a wide array of appliances and machinery, including weaponry.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-23
older-style chips appliances industrial machinery weaponry
The Biden administration opens a trade investigation into China's production of older chips, a move that may lead to tariffs and other measures to block imports
New York Times · 2024-12-23 · #7
The TikTok ban is presented as part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-12-21 — 2024-12-22
Albania TikTok ban killing of a 14-year-old
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
Reuters · 2024-12-21 · #7
Albania announces a one-year ban on TikTok starting January 2025.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-12-21 — 2024-12-22
Albania TikTok
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
Reuters · 2024-12-21 · #7
Several analysts expect the Trump administration will ease rules for self-driving technology.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-22
Several analysts Trump administration self-driving rules
Tesla's shares are up 73% since Election Day, as several analysts see the Trump administration easing rules for self-driving tech, benefiting Tesla's ambitions
Bloomberg · 2024-12-22 · #10
Google's proposal prohibits conditioning licensing, payment, or other consideration on an Android partner agreeing not to preload or place rival general search engines or third-party browsers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
Google Android partners rival search engines third-party browsers licensing payments
Analysts say easing of self-driving rules by the Trump administration would benefit Tesla's self-driving ambitions.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-22
Trump administration Tesla self-driving ambitions
Tesla's shares are up 73% since Election Day, as several analysts see the Trump administration easing rules for self-driving tech, benefiting Tesla's ambitions
Bloomberg · 2024-12-22 · #10
Google says it will not force its device makers, browser and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years as part of a proposed remedy.
denied 1 article 2024-12-22
Google Gemini device makers browser licensees wireless carrier licensees US users three years
The US NHTSA urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data to improve transparency.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
US NHTSA self-driving car companies
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
The Verge · 2024-12-22 · #12
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules to allow fully driverless cars.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
US NHTSA fully driverless cars
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
The Verge · 2024-12-22 · #12
Raimondo says investment, rather than export controls, will keep the U.S. ahead of Beijing in the chips competition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
Gina Raimondo investment export controls U.S. Beijing
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-22 · #4
o3 was trained to 'think' before responding using a technique OpenAI describes as a 'private chain of thought'.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
o3 private chain of thought
OpenAI unveils o3 and o3-mini, trained to “think” before responding via what OpenAI calls a “private chain of thought”, and plans to launch them in early 2025
TechCrunch · 2024-12-22 · #27
o3 was trained on the ARC-AGI-1 Public Training set.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
o3 ARC-AGI-1 Public Training set
OpenAI unveils o3 and o3-mini, trained to “think” before responding via what OpenAI calls a “private chain of thought”, and plans to launch them in early 2025
TechCrunch · 2024-12-22 · #27
OpenAI reports o3 scored 75.7% on the ARC-AGI Semi-Private Evaluation within the public compute limit and a high-compute configuration scored 87.5%.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
o3 ARC-AGI Semi-Private Evaluation
OpenAI unveils o3 and o3-mini, trained to “think” before responding via what OpenAI calls a “private chain of thought”, and plans to launch them in early 2025
TechCrunch · 2024-12-22 · #27
Britannica states that education and learning should not be outsourced to AI but should be enhanced by it.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
Britannica education and learning AI
How Britannica survived the Wikipedia era by changing itself into a maker of education software and AI agents, as it reportedly weighs an IPO at a $1B valuation
New York Times · 2024-12-22 · #11
Anthropic states the research aims to generate extensive data on successful attack patterns to enable development of improved defenses, not to facilitate misuse.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-22
Anthropic collaborators generate data on attack patterns develop better defenses
Researchers at Anthropic, Oxford, Stanford, and MATS create Best-of-N Jailbreaking, a black-box algorithm that jailbreaks frontier AI systems across modalities
404 Media · 2024-12-22 · #23
Waymo's vehicles were associated with a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims compared to human-driven vehicles.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-21
Waymo vehicles bodily injury claims
A study by Waymo and insurer Swiss Re finds Waymo's vehicles were safer than those driven by humans, with a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims and more
The Verge · 2024-12-21 · #28
Google proposes to allow OEMs to unbundle the Play Store from Chrome and Search as part of its remedies proposal.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-21
Google Play Store Chrome Search
As part of its remedies proposal, Google would make its Android agreements with OEMs non-exclusive and allow them to unbundle Play Store from Chrome and Search
Reuters · 2024-12-21 · #4
Google says it will not require device makers and other partners to distribute Gemini to US users for three years as part of its remedies proposal.
denied 1 article 2024-12-21
Google device makers other partners Gemini US users
As part of its remedies proposal, Google says it won't require device makers and other partners to distribute Gemini to US users for three years
Wired · 2024-12-21 · #2
Google proposes letting browser companies have multiple default search agreements across platforms as part of its remedies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-21
Google browser companies multiple default search agreements across platforms
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms
The Keyword · 2024-12-21 · #1
Google opposes the DOJ's proposed divestiture of Chrome, calling the remedy 'extreme' and legally unsound and urging the judge to be cautious to avoid stifling innovation and future investment.
denied 1 article 2024-12-21
Google DOJ proposed Chrome sale
Google calls DOJ's proposed Chrome sale “extreme” and at odds with the law, urging the judge to take caution to avoid stifling innovation and future investment
Bloomberg · 2024-12-21 · #3
Google proposes, as part of its remedies proposal, to make its Android agreements with OEMs non-exclusive.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-21
Google Android agreements OEMs
As part of its remedies proposal, Google would make its Android agreements with OEMs non-exclusive and allow them to unbundle Play Store from Chrome and Search
Reuters · 2024-12-21 · #4
o3 was trained on the ARC-AGI-1 Public Training set.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-21
o3 ARC-AGI-1 Public Training set
o3, trained on the ARC-AGI-1 Public Training set, scored 87.5% on ARC Prize's Semi-Private Evaluation in a high-compute configuration; GPT-4o scored 5% in 2024
ARC Prize · 2024-12-21 · #13
Malaysia states it has identified WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Telegram, WeChat, and TikTok as platforms required to obtain a license by next year.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Malaysia WhatsApp Facebook Instagram X YouTube Telegram WeChat TikTok
Malaysia says it has identified WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Telegram, WeChat, and TikTok as platforms that need to obtain a license by next year
Bloomberg · 2024-12-20 · #13
Italy's data regulator fines OpenAI €15 million over its handling of users' personal data.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Italy's data regulator OpenAI
Italy's data regulator fines OpenAI €15M after its probe found that the startup processed users' personal data to train ChatGPT without an adequate legal basis
Reuters · 2024-12-20 · #10
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant participated in a Q&A explaining what led to the under-16 social media ban, its enforcement and potential unintended consequences.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Julie Inman Grant eSafety Commissioner under-16 social media ban enforcement unintended consequences
Q&A with Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant on what led to the country's under-16 social media ban, enforcement, unintended consequences, more
NPR · 2024-12-20 · #7
YouTube plans to begin enforcing policies against egregious clickbait—videos whose titles or thumbnails make claims the videos don't back up—starting in India.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-20
YouTube egregious clickbait videos with misleading titles or thumbnails India
YouTube plans to start a crackdown on “egregious clickbait”, or videos where the titles or thumbnails make claims the videos don't back up, beginning in India
TechCrunch · 2024-12-20 · #14
Experts say Apple's spyware notifications for victims are a game changer for research.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Apple spyware notifications
Experts say Apple's spyware notifications for victims are a game changer for research; the notifications direct the victims to nonprofit security lab Access Now
TechCrunch · 2024-12-20 · #11
The regulator's probe found that OpenAI processed users' personal data to train ChatGPT without an adequate legal basis.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
Italy's data regulator OpenAI ChatGPT users' personal data
Italy's data regulator fines OpenAI €15M after its probe found that the startup processed users' personal data to train ChatGPT without an adequate legal basis
Reuters · 2024-12-20 · #10
UK CMA's phase one probe found that Synopsys' $35B acquisition of Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-20
UK CMA Synopsys Ansys
The UK CMA says its phase one probe found that chip designer Synopsys' $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices
Reuters · 2024-12-20 · #19